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Ceiling fan: Wiring for replacement Capacitor

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 17:36:38 -0700

Replacing capacitor on ceiling fan and the wires colors on the light kit that the capacitor connectors to are green(1), brown (1), grey (2), and red(1). The capacitor wire colors are grey (2), red(1), purple (1), and brown (1). What wires do I connector together?

Ceiling fan: Ceiling fan not responding to remote control

Thu, 08 Jan 2026 17:07:48 -0700

Grandson played with remote control, with a finger on each of the hi & low speed buttons simulataneously, jiggling them. Fan now only runs at high speed & does not respond to medium or low speed buttons. Have replaced battery.

The make is Lucci air On the back of the remote is the number FCCID CHQ 70307

⟐ Answered January 08, 2026 at 17:07 MST

Casablanca W-11 Wall Control: Ceiling fan running slow

Tue, 12 Aug 2025 08:33:04 -0700

My Casablanca ceiling fan runs quite slow even when on high. I looked up online to see how to fix a slow running fan and most solutions seem to be to replace an old capacitor. I opened the hood of my ceiling fan to take a look at the capacitor but unfortunately I don't see one that is easily detachable. I'm looking for some help on how to fix this particular model

⟐ Answered August 12, 2025 at 8:33 MST

Ceiling fan: Wire colors on new capacitor located in different positions on new cap

Tue, 12 Aug 2025 06:53:02 -0700

Wire colors on my new 5 wire capacitor are in different locations than the old capacitor. Purple is where old red is. Brown is where old purple is. Red is where oldyellow is. How do I wire.

⟐ Commented August 12, 2025 at 6:53 MST

Ceiling fan: What capacitor do I need for 28665 fan

Sun, 10 Aug 2025 16:47:48 -0700

Can you tell me the model number for the capacitor in a hunter fan model 28665?

I can't read the numbers on the one I have.

Thank you for your reply.

Richard

Ceiling fan: 10/5 mfd capacitor modern replacements (maybe 5/5/5 uf)

Thu, 07 Aug 2025 14:54:21 -0700

Hello all,

I am trying to repair a capacitor on a ceiling fan that is rather old. The capacitor is old enough to use the old unit label of mfd instead of uf for micro-farads.

Just in case the image is hard to read the text on the capacitor is:

Y C E

10MFD/5MFD/250VAC

GY/5R/5BR/5GR

I have found that there are a few people asking about this exact capacitor, but only in amazon questions and I don't want to trust those as technical advice.

From what I understand, the important thing is to get a capacitor with at least 250VAC, the same number of wires, and the same capacitance value. I have not been able to locate a single 10/5 uf capacitor regardless of the number of wires. What I have been able to find is a 5+5+5 uf capacitor with people saying it is a valid replacement.

I know that capacitors in parallel add their capacitance, so should I be able to buy a 5+5+5 and just attach two of the 5uf outputs to the 10mfd wire? Or do I need to actually track down a 10+5 uf capacitor?

EDIT: I have been doing a lot more research into this. I am now wondering if the 10mfd/5mfd is just a lie. making a few assumptions, GY could mean grey, R red, BR brown, and GR green. If that's the case, the grey are live, and the red, brown, and green are all 5 uf capacitors. This would explain why all of the more modern capacitors that come up in my searches are 5+5+5 uf and I cannot locate a single 10+5 uf.

⟐ Answered August 07, 2025 at 14:54 MST

Casablanca W-11 Wall Control: During running some unannounced sound is producing.

Mon, 07 Jul 2025 20:49:56 -0700

When I starting the fan it is producing unannounced sound.

Ceiling fan: Trouble finding celing fan capacitor replacement

Tue, 27 May 2025 23:51:07 -0700

I have a ceiling fan that will only run on one speed. After some research and testing, I’m fairly certain I need to replace the capacitor. I’m just having a hard time finding a matching one.

I know just enough about electrical to ask questions before it gets dangerous, so sorry for any incorrect terminology…

The markings on the old capacitor say 350v and 4uf. I know the replacement can be higher than 350v if needed, but should be exactly 4uf.

The problem I’m running into is that the old one has 3 wires (1 red, 2 white), and all of the 3-wire capacitors I’ve found so far have 3 different colored wires with 2 different uf values.

I’m assuming the red wire is the input or hot wire and the 2 white wires are the output and share the same 4uf rating. If so, can I just get a 2-wire 350v 4uf capacitor and connect the single output wire to both of the fan’s white connections? If not, is there somewhere you recommend for finding a 3-wire 350v 4uf capacitor?

⟐ Answered May 27, 2025 at 23:51 MST

Ceiling fan: Do you need the exact same value capacitors when swapping an old one.

Fri, 31 Jan 2025 16:54:17 -0700

I'm looking to change of the capacitors on my fan but I could only find one's that are almost similar in rating. Is it okay to use the capacitors from this seller:

https://shopee.com.my/Kipas-Capacitor-OR...

Here's the PCB of my fan:

https://i.imgur.com/VOA3cWQ.jpg

As you can see some of the caps provided by the seller has similar voltage but different uF and vice versa. Should I keep looking for capacitors with the exact rating or is it okay to have some slight difference in rating?

⟐ Commented January 31, 2025 at 16:54 MST

Casablanca W-11 Wall Control: No Air Flow at all

Tue, 26 Nov 2024 01:47:00 -0700

Ceiling fan is running fine but we are not receiving any airflow at all

⟐ Answer edited November 26, 2024 at 1:47 MST

Ceiling fan: Why is my fan not working when I turn it on

Sun, 27 Oct 2024 14:36:01 -0700

Why won't my fan turn on

⟐ Commented October 27, 2024 at 14:36 MST

Ceiling fan: replacement ceiling fan capacitor

Wed, 23 Oct 2024 11:19:19 -0700

My old capacitor is 250 V AC - 3 wires - 1 gray, 1 purple with a 2.85uF +/- 5% and 1 yellow with a 1.4 uF +/-5% - the only close one I can find has a red wire, purple 2.5 uF and yellow 1.5 uF. The model # (I believe it's the model #) is E183963. My question is can I use this with the lower uF on the purple (2.5 uF vs original 2.85) and slightly higher on the yellow (1.5 uF vs original 1.4). If not, can anyone recommend where I can find a more suitable replacement? Thank you much!

I found a capacitor on Amazon which I believe falls within the acceptable range. I've attached a picture of it. Please let me know if you think it is suitable. Thanks.

⟐ Commented October 23, 2024 at 11:19 MST

Ceiling fan: ceiling fan capacitor updated w/ pictures

Wed, 23 Oct 2024 06:42:29 -0700

I found a capacitor on Amazon which I believe falls within the acceptable range. I've attached a picture of it. Please let me know if you think it is suitable. Thanks.

Posted this yesterday without pics...didn't know if my edit worked so I re-submitted. Sorry if not the right protocol.

⟐ Commented October 23, 2024 at 6:42 MST

Ceiling fan: Why won't my lights turn on?

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 02:29:39 -0700

My remote controlled hampton bay ceiling fan lights wont turn on. I've changed all the bulbs and have made sure there is power to the fan as well as made sure the remote will still turn the fan on. But the light will not come on.

⟐ Answer accepted September 23, 2024 at 2:29 MST

Ceiling fan: Matching up replacement capacitor

Thu, 25 Jul 2024 14:51:48 -0700

The capacitor in the top pic needs to be replaced. Can I replace it with the capacitor in the bottom pic? I know from reading other posts that the higher voltage on the red wire is fine, but I'm wondering about the configuration of the wires. The green and brown wires have the same rating in both, but are in reverse locations. The gray wires are in slightly different locations relative to the other wires too. I don't know if this matters. Thanks for your help!

⟐ Answer accepted July 25, 2024 at 14:51 MST

Ceiling fan: I can hear the motor humming but the blades won't spin, the lights wor

Mon, 15 Jul 2024 13:43:44 -0700

When I turn it on I can hear the motor humming but the blades won't spin, the lights work fine. The fan is only a little over a year old?

⟐ Commented July 15, 2024 at 13:43 MST

Ceiling fan: Ceiling fan not working

Tue, 25 Jun 2024 07:07:33 -0700

Ceiling fan is not working

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Sat, 08 Jun 2024 02:12:37 -0700

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Ceiling fan: motor hums but the blades do not spin

Wed, 05 Jun 2024 20:03:38 -0700

I have the same problem with my ceiling fan. I changed out the capacitor with a new one but did not work. The motor hums but the blades do not spin, but the lights still work. Any other recommendations? Thank you.

⟐ Edited June 05, 2024 at 20:03 MST

Ceiling fan: My Ceiling fan only make humming sound but not moving, Light works.

Mon, 27 May 2024 20:27:30 -0700

Ceiling Fan light is working but fan only making humming sound but not moving? I have changed capacitor, checked pull switch and forward-reverse switch. Don,t know whats the issue here.

⟐ Commented May 27, 2024 at 20:27 MST